Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-07
WORLD OF SPORTS.
Events OF Interest to Persons who Ads
mire Athletics.

Events OF Interest to Persons who Ade
mire Athletics.
Feb. 3.--Jack Fogarty was knocked out by
Jack Dempsey, in twenty-six rounds, at New
York city, for $1,000 and tho middeweight
championship. Feb. 16-Jem Smith and
ALI Greenfield, both of England, fought tlir-
teen rounds near Chantilly, France. The
referee decided it draw. March lI.--JnclS
Dempsey whipped George LeBlanche. the
aMarine," at Larchmont L. |. The result Of
the fight left Dempsey the undisputed middle-
weight champion Of the United States.
s.arch 23.-Tommy Warren defeated Tommy
narnes for the feathcrwcight champion
ship of the world, at Mil Greek, forty
six miles from Louisville, Ky, in forty
rounds July 5.-Peter J. Nolan beat
rounds at Chester park, Cincinnati.
July 3I.--Jake Kilrain defeated jack Ashton, the
providence wonder" In eight rounds at Ridge
van defeated Frank Hearld I'M two rounds &C Al
legheny City, Pa. Oct 2J.-Johnny McAuliIIe. OF
Brooklyn, defeated Billy Frazier, Of Somervie.
ship of the United States, knocking him out in
the twenty-first round. In the same ring Isaac
Weir the Belfast Spider" defeated james II.
Fuhry. OF Bangor, Me in four rounds for the
New England featherweght championship. Nov.
13-Paddy Ryan was knocked out by John L.
Sullivan at the Mechanics Pavilion, San iran
cisco, In three rounds Nov % 9-Dominick Nc.
Caffrev knocked "Sparrow" Golden out of time
Ia eleven rounds ut a New Jersey hamlet within
few miles of New York city
Jan. s0.-Jacob Schaefer, the billiard expert,
defeated Maurice Vignaux, OF France, at New
York Apr. 3.--The Cambridge University boat
crew beat the Oxford crew on the Thames (leng-
landl course from Putney TO MorllalSe. May Ia
Ben Ali wins the Kentucky Derby May 10 =
Myers. the American runner, defeated George Tor
the third time at one mile, thereby winning
the championship June i9.-J. d. Haggns' bay
colt Ban Fox, with Hayward up, won the Coney
Island Derby. June %. THE Puritan won the race
for first class sloops in the Eastern yacht club at
Marblehead, Mass. July 2.-lale defeated Har-
ward for the rowing championship OF American
colleges at New London, Conn Sept Nv tlllam
Beach defeated John. Teemer for the world =
aquatic championship, over the Thames course,
London, England. Sept. 1.-THE International
yacht race was won by the Mayilower, the Amer
lea cup thus remaining In this country. Sept. ~.
George W. Lee, of New Jersey, beat Neil Matter
son, of Australia, on the Thames river, England.
Sept. lS-Beach beat Gaud0ur over the Thames
championship course. London, England. Sept.
I6-The Mayilower won the race for first class
yachts In the Newport regatta, defeating the Gal.
ntea and Puritan. Sept. .5.--William beach, OF
ponshp of the world over the Thames course.
London, England. Time. e3:t5. Oct 2.--W. q.
George defeated Cummings in q ten mile foot
race at Birmingham, England. Oct. V.--11fe Chi
cago club won the League baseball championship
pennant: the Utica club took the International
carried off the honors In the American nssocia-
ton. Oct. 23 AT st Louis the st. Louis Browns.
champions of the American association, defeated
the Chicago cub the League champions, Tor the
fourth time, thus winning the worlds baseball
championship and th3 entire receipts Of the six
games played. Nov. 2j.-Yale beat Princeton at
football on the latters grounds by one touchdown.
Princeton protested